GerberGreenImai: Gerber and Green Dataset used by Imai
Description
This is the dataset used by Imai (2005) to replicate and evaluate the
field experiment done by Gerber and Green (2000). The accompanying
demo replicates Imai's propensity score model which is then used to
estimate the causal effect of get-out-the-vote telephone calls on
turnout.Usage
data(GerberGreenImai)
Details
The demo provided, entitled GerberGreenImai, uses Imai's
propensity score model to estimate the causal effect of
get-out-the-vote telephone calls on turnout. The propensity score
model fails to balance age.References
Gerber, Alan S. and Donald P. Green. 2000. ``The Effects of
Canvassing, Telephone Calls, and Direct Mail on Voter Turnout: A Field
Experiment.'' American Political Science Review 94: 653-663.
Imai, Kosuke. 2005. ``Do Get-Out-The-Vote Calls Reduce Turnout?
The Importance of Statistical Methods for Field Experiments.''
American Political Science Review 99: 283-300.